Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
61
64
171
196
278
205
247
238
177
180
140
594
678
678
659
491
484
408
408
341
564
1327
1574
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM2.81m
2:43PM2.56m
3:11AM2.66m
3:46PM2.45m
4:16AM2.55m
4:48PM2.38m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.45m
8:31AM0.53m
8:49PM0.61m
9:33AM0.64m
9:53PM0.72m
10:35AM0.69m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:14
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
13
13
11
11
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
28
61
64
171
196
278
205
247
238
177
180
140
594
678
678
659
491
484
408
408
341
307
1327
1574
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.3
W
21
0.5
W
20
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
24
27
61
60
89
86
86
87
86
85
76
94
8
3
5
5
5
5
4
80
194
564
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.5
WSW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
22
0.1
NW
10
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
3
6
5
5
3
25
33
23
22
13
125
7
3
9
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
5
3
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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